Nintendo Switch Games Worth Selling: 39 We Just Bought

Our offers in this post are as of November 2026. Prices move, so look up your own games for today's number.

Every so often a load comes in that's just fun to unpack. This week was one of those. We got in a stack of Switch games that reads like a highlight reel of the last few years: Mario, Zelda, Pokémon, Metroid, Kirby, a couple of Monster Hunters, and a few deep cuts we didn't see coming.

We laid them all out on the table, snapped the photo, and then did what we do with every game that comes through the door. We inspected each one. All 39 titles you see here got checked before anybody got paid.

So if you've got Switch games sitting on a shelf collecting dust, this is a pretty good snapshot of what they're worth. Here's the fun part: one copy of each of these 39 games, boxed, adds up to $673.38 on our site right now. Fifteen of them pay $20 or more all by themselves.

The ones that made us look twice

Super Mario 3D All-Stars: $49.10 boxed. The top of the pile, and it's not a fluke. Nintendo only sold this one for a limited time and stopped shipping it to stores on March 31, 2021 (opens in new tab). Once it was gone, it was gone. If you've got a copy, hang on to the case, because that's a big part of why it pays so well.

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD: $41.19 boxed. Here's one that surprises people. It pays more than twice what Tears of the Kingdom does ($18.34 boxed) as I write this. Newer and bigger doesn't always mean worth more.

Metroid Dread: $35.02 boxed. The newest 2D Metroid, and it's still holding strong.

ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove: $27.85 boxed. Honestly, this was the surprise of the whole load. It pays more than Mario Kart 8 Deluxe ($26.29) and more than Animal Crossing: New Horizons ($23.07). In our experience, the games nobody expects are often the ones that pay the most, simply because there aren't as many copies floating around. So before you write off that odd game in the back of the drawer, look it up.

Pokémon, Mario and the usual crowd

Pokémon on Switch keeps its value, no surprise there. Pokémon Sword pays $27.08, Brilliant Diamond $26.88 and Shining Pearl $24.48, all boxed.

Mario is the heart of pretty much every Switch box we open, and this one had a full lineup: New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe $25.05, Super Mario Party $21.32, Super Mario Bros. Wonder $21.08, Super Mario Odyssey $19.43, Mario & Luigi: Brothership $15.09, Mario Party Superstars $14.21, Super Mario RPG $13.48 and Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle $8.14.

The rest of Nintendo's all-stars showed up too: Zelda: Link's Awakening $26.80, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate $21.18, Kirby and the Forgotten Land $21.14, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze $18.31 and Splatoon 3 $14.20.

The giant sellers, like Mario Kart, Animal Crossing and Minecraft, still pay a solid amount. They just don't climb like the rarer stuff, because almost everybody bought one.

Everything else in the box

Every game gets its own offer, big or small. Here's the rest of the photo, boxed, as I write this.

$10 to $14: Cave Story+ $13.09, Sniper Elite 4 $12.16, Kaze and the Wild Masks $10.48, Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate $10.33 and Minecraft $10.07.

$5 to $9: Tales of Symphonia Remastered $9.97, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 $9.88, LEGO The Incredibles $9.10, Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy $9.07, Harvest Moon: Mad Dash $9.03, Mega Man 11 $7.03, Bluey: The Videogame $6.38 and Monster Hunter Rise $6.31.

Under $5: Just Dance 2020 $4.97, Shin Megami Tensei V $4.96 and LEGO Worlds $1.82.

Don't skip the little ones. They ride in the same box as your big games, and once your order hits $50 from the lower 48 states, the shipping label is on us.

Got the case? Send it.

Every price above is our Boxed offer, which means the game in its original case with the cover art. A cartridge without its case still sells, it just pays less. Metroid Dread, for example, pays $24.83 loose and $35.02 boxed. That's real money for a plastic case, so dig those out. If you want to see exactly how we grade, it's all on our Condition Guidelines.

Honest inspections: we show you, we don't just tell you

Here's the part that matters most to us. Every game you send gets inspected, and if something isn't quite right, a missing case, a different version, a cartridge that won't load, we don't just knock the price down and hope you don't notice.

We show you why. Any change is listed on your order page with the reason, with pictures where they help, so you can see what we saw. No guessing, no "trust us."

Then you decide. You can keep the deal and take the adjusted payout for that item, or you can have it sent back to you (return shipping is on you). You've got 7 days to choose. Everything else in your box gets paid like normal.

Not every place that buys games works this way. We do, because it's how we'd want to be treated if we were the ones selling. It's a big reason people send us a second box, and a third.

Selling to us is easy

We keep this simple on purpose.

1. See what your games are worth. Search any title on our site. Or, if you've got a whole shelf, snap a photo with PriceBot and it'll price the stack in seconds. Just make sure the photo is sharp.

2. Ship them for free. Orders of $50 or more from the lower 48 states get a free prepaid shipping label. Our packing guide shows you how to box everything up so nothing gets banged around.

3. Get paid your way. Inspection usually starts within 2 business days of your box arriving. You choose how you get paid: PayPal, Venmo, eCheck or a mailed check. The whole process is laid out on How It Works, with no surprises.

Got a big collection? Our bulk collections page gets you one offer for the whole lot.

Quick answers

Are Nintendo Switch games worth selling? Yep. In this one load, 27 of the 39 titles pay $10 or more boxed, and the top one pays $49.10.

Which Switch games are worth the most? In this box it was the limited releases and the older Nintendo games: Super Mario 3D All-Stars, Skyward Sword HD and Metroid Dread. Prices change, so check your own titles before you sell.

What happens if my game isn't in the condition I said? We show you. Your order page lists the change and the reason, with pictures where they help, and you choose: take the adjusted payout or have that item sent back to you.

Do I need the case to sell a Switch game? Nope, but it helps. A game in its case with the cover art gets our Boxed offer. A cartridge on its own gets our Loose offer, which is lower.

That's the box. If your shelf looks anything like this photo, look up your Switch games and see what they're worth. We'd love to see what you've got.